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On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Joseph P. McDonald manned the switchboard at Fort Shafter in Hawaii when he received the alarming message that radar had detected a large number of planes approaching from the north, heading fast for Oahu.
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Motorists who use the Pango mobile app to pay at parking meters in Scranton will get reimbursed for any inadvertent overcharges since Sept. 1, the new operator of the city’s parking system said.
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SCRANTON - The condition of a bicyclist injured in a crash with a Jeep worsened from serious to critical on Thursday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Christopher Mirto, 48, of 1011 E. Gibson St., was listed in serious condition on Wednesday after a Jeep driven by Amanda Roberts, 28, of Duryea, hit him when he rode his bike into the intersection at Vine Street and Madison Avenue, police said.

Mr. Mirto was taken to Geisinger Community Medical Center with a severe head injury after the crash, police said.

GCMC spokeswoman Wendy Wilson said on Thursday that Mr. Mirto's condition was listed as critical.

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